Varun Sood (born 1 April 1995) is an Indian actor, model and former VJ. He is known for participating in reality shows like MTV Roadies, MTV Splitsvilla, Ace of Space and Khatron Ke Khiladi. He made his acting debut with Ragini MMS: Returns, and was recently seen in Karmma Calling.
Varun Sood | |
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.jpg) Sood in 2024 | |
| Born | 1 April 1995 Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Known for | MTV Roadies MTV Splitsvilla Ace of Space Khatron Ke Khiladi Karmma Calling |
Early life
Sood was born on 1 April 1995 in Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal.[1] He grew up in Delhi.[2] His grandfather and father served in the Indian Army, and Varun had initially planned to follow in their footsteps.[3] He completed his primary school education at Army Public School.[4] During his school and college days, he played basketball and shot put, even competing at the national level.[5]
Personal life
In 2017, Sood was dating Benafsha Soonawalla but they broke up soon after Soonawalla's participation in Bigg Boss 11.[6]
In 2018, he started dating Divya Agarwal. They worked together on MTV Roadies, MTV Ace of Space and Ragini MMS: Returns. After four years of relationship, they split in March 2022.[7]
Career
Varun started his career as a fitness trainer, and then went on to become an MTV VJ.[8]
Sood then started participating in reality shows. He has taken part in multiple reality shows so far, including MTV Roadies season 12, MTV Splitsvilla season 9, Ace of Space 1, MTV Roadies: Real Heroes, MTV Roadies season 17 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11.
In 2019, he made his acting debut with ALTBalaji's Ragini MMS: Returns as Rahul opposite Divya Agarwal.[9] In 2022, he made a special appearance in Karan Johar's Jugjugg Jeeyo as Gaurav opposite Prajakta Koli.[10] In 2023, he was seen as Jacob in season 2 of Potluck on SonyLIV.[11] In 2024, he starred as Ahaan Kothari in Disney+ Hotstar's Karmma Calling alongside Raveena Tandon and Namrata Sheth.[12]
He will next be seen in Amazon Prime's Call Me Bae opposite Ananya Panday.[13]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Jugjugg Jeeyo | Gaurav Kapoor | Cameo | [14] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2015 | MTV Roadies season 12 | Contestant | 7th place | [15] |
| 2016 | MTV Splitsvilla season 9 | Contestant | 1st runner-up | [16] |
| MTV Campus Diaries season 4 | Host | [17] | ||
| NBA Slam | Himself | [18] | ||
| 2017 | MTV Big F season 2 | Daljeet | Episode 2 | [19] |
| 2018 | UCypher | Host | [20] | |
| Box Cricket League season 3 | Himself | [21] | ||
| Ace of Space 1 | Contestant | 2nd runner-up | [22] | |
| 2019 | MTV Roadies: Real Heroes | Roadies Insider | [23] | |
| 2020 | Ace the Quarantine | Host | [24] | |
| 2020–2021 | MTV Roadies season 17 | Leader | 2nd runner-up | [25] |
| 2021 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 | Contestant | 4th place | [26] |
| Bigg Boss OTT season 1 | Himself | Guest | [27] |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Ragini MMS: Returns | Rahul | Season 2 | [28] |
| 2023 | Potluck | Jacob | Season 2 | [29] |
| 2024 | Karmma Calling | Ahaan Kothari | [30] | |
| TBA | Call Me Bae † | TBA | Completed | [31] |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Singer | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Naam Ada Likhna | Madhubanti Bagchi, Shreyas Puranik | [32] |
| 2022 | Pyaar Ho Gaya | Paras Chopra | [33] |
References
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